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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0017699ScribusImport / Exportpublic2025-12-07 16:57
Reporterwopozka Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status newResolutionopen 
Platformx86OSWindowsOS Version11
Product Version1.6.4 
Summary0017699: Arrows are reversed when imported from SVG
DescriptionWhen arrow is imported to Scribus from svg file, then the arrow head is reversed and the colour is changed to black. It works both by drag and drop (file) or by File->Import->Vector menu.
Steps To Reproduce1) Open Scribus
2) Drag and drop attached svg file
3) Compare arrowhead in svg and Scribus
4) attached file (pdf) presents what I see in my scribus
TagsSVG, svg import
Attached Files
arrow.svg (1,856 bytes)   
arrow.svg (1,856 bytes)   
PatchNo

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JLuc

2025-12-07 16:20

developer   ~0053347

Last edited: 2025-12-07 16:26

Same here on Scribus 1.6.4 and i dont see a possible culprit filter in the SVG...

ale

2025-12-07 16:57

manager   ~0053348

I've created a simple bezier with arrow in Inkscape and it gets imported correctly.

There must be something different in the line attached above.
(as far as I can tell both are created with Inkscape)
arrow-inkscape.svg (2,006 bytes)   
arrow-inkscape.svg (2,006 bytes)   

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2025-11-28 13:34 wopozka New Issue
2025-11-28 13:34 wopozka File Added: arrow.svg
2025-11-28 13:34 wopozka File Added: scribus_vs_expected_import.pdf
2025-12-07 16:20 JLuc Note Added: 0053347
2025-12-07 16:20 JLuc File Added: expected and actualy rendered import.png
2025-12-07 16:25 JLuc Note Edited: 0053347
2025-12-07 16:26 JLuc Note Edited: 0053347
2025-12-07 16:27 JLuc Tag Attached: SVG
2025-12-07 16:27 JLuc Tag Attached: svg import
2025-12-07 16:57 ale Note Added: 0053348
2025-12-07 16:57 ale File Added: arrow-inkscape.svg